Justin Timberlake was a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday, and what an interesting interview it turned out to be!

After the conventional interview, where Justin and Jimmy spoke about Hip-Hop, then pair, along with the in-house band The Roots, then proceeded to perform a Hip-Hop medley together showing the history of Hip Hop. They performed songs old and new such as Sugar Hill Gang's 'Rappers Delight', 'California Love' by Tupac and Dr Dre, Juicy by B.I.G, 'Work It' by Missy Elliot and Soulja Boy's 'Crank That, plus loads more'. They ended the medley with Jay-Z's fitting 'Empire State Of Mind'.

Kanye announced on Twitter that this week there will be no G.O.O.D Music Fridays due to a track being leaked on blogs. The said track 'Lost In The World' is a track from his upcoming album, and the leak is an un-finished version.

Janelle Monae, one of our favourite music acts will be back in the UK before the year is out - it seems as though the UK just cant get enough of this Archandroid!

Seeing Janelle live is just one of the things you must do - you'll regret it if you don't!

Janelle plays the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on December 5th. She'll also play Manchester's the Academy2 on December 6th. Tickets cost £17.50 and go on sale this Friday, October 1st. This will be a sold out event no doubt, just like all of her previous London shows this year!

Janelle will also be performing at Alexandra Palace on December 3rd with Vampire Weekend.

Check out Drake stuttering whilst talking about old flame Rihanna on The Seven. Drake also speaks about his fake marriage to Nicki Minaj, wanting to work with Sade and Justin Bieber and his high school life.

Whilst being interviewed, Lil Wayne gives a surprise call live from jail on his 28th birthday to speak to Drake.

MTV talk to Nicki Minaj and Will.i.am on the set of Nicki's music video for her next single 'Check It Out'. The pair talk about what to expect from the track and the music video which will have lots of animation.

Nicki describes the track as an "autotune Japanese culture" so expect a lot of her Harajuku Barbie persona to be present on this track and in this video!

He may not be in the good books with the law at the moment, but Bruno's got something to celebrate. After scoring a #1 hit with his new single 'Just The Way You Are' in the US charts, Bruno has also smashed the UK charts with the same track hitting the #1 spot this week!

We wonder if Tinie Tempah's newly released single 'Written In The Stars' will be able to knock Bruno off the top spot next week.....

Social Writers were in the house for Trey Songz's 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure' concert at the Beacon Theatre in NYC last week.

As soon as you walked into the theatre you could feel the buzz of Trey's fans - the screaming of females (and a few males) of all ages, the 'I Love You Trey' posters and t-shirts - patiently waiting for their 'love' to grace the stage.

Getting his grown and sexy on, Trey graced the stage in a shirt, waistcoat and trousers looking very suave, and he kicked off his show with 'I Invented Sex' preparing the crowd for the sexual show that was about to commence.

Trey sang his heart out singing tracks old and new such as 'Black Roses', 'Love Faces' from his brand new album, 'Can't help But Wait' and 'Bottoms Up' sans Nicki Minaj. Ludacris surprisingly joined "Mr Steal Your Girl" on stage for 'Sex Room' which was an extra treat for the the women melting from all the heat and sexual prowess from Trey.

Trey practically turned Beacon Theatre into his own 'Sex Room' when he decided to show the audience exactly what he would do to a woman in bed......I'll let the video below do the talking....actions speak louder than words.

To end the X-rated show, Fabolous joined Trey on stage for 'Say Ahh' which had the crowd on their feet! A perfect song choice to end the show.

Apart from the break when Trey ran off stage to change his clothes, which could have been a much better produced segment of the show both visually and audibly, the show was pretty good and the atmosphere was fantastic!

Trey definitely showed that he has grown tremendously as a performer and as a man....if only he would perform like that for all of his performances on TV.........

Run DMC's Rev Run threw a LFW party on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of his new clothing line, 'Run NYC' which is being exclusively sold at Footlocker in the UK.

DJ Tim Westwood was the DJ for the night, spinning the hottest club tracks, he even had Paloma Faith dutty whinning! Guest DJ for the night was silver-headed Mark Ronson, who arrived with an entourage of people. With drinks on tap and food flowing it was a great night!

Other celeb guests in attendance were Kanye West's ex girlfriend Amber Rose who's been enjoying LFW to the fullest, Keisha Buchanan, Jamelia, Bashy, Shingai from The Noisettes, Sinnita, Talay Riley and of course the main man himself, Rev Run!

Ne-Y takes a seat with MTV's Tim Kash and talks about his forthcoming new album 'Libra Scale', wanting to work with Lady Gaga, working with Beyoncé on new material for her new album and Michael Jackson.

You all know that the Queen Bey couldn't stay away from the music game for too long! Over the past weeks we've heard that Beyoncé has been in the studio recording new music for a brand new album.

Now it seems that we're just weeks away from hearing some of Bey's new material!

Producer Los Da Mystro posted on his Twitter page:

"Listening to New B record Dream wrote...F**KINg INSANE! WOw!! She About to Kill the game again! Had to Listen again!! Yall C in 3 weeks!" he tweeted. "Thats what they sayn now.. But it is the music Business. could b sooner r lata.."

So much for the break Bey, but we're definitely anticipating your return!

It seems Rihanna is definitely in the Christmas spirit this year! The Bajan beauty has recorded the somewhat watered-down reggae Christmas song 'A Child Is Born' for the compilation album 'NOW Christmas Vol 4'. The compilation also features efforts from Lady Gaga and Kelly Rowland, and also features Mariah Carey's classic 'All I Want For Christmas'.

The compilation is to be released in the US, but can be bought from Amazon.

A Nicki Minaj leaks hit the net yesterday in the form of the track 'Right Through Me', which see the rapper tackling a bit of singing in the chorus. Well Nicki did say that her forthcoming debut album 'Pink Friday' would include a lot of singing from her.

This seems to be the only track so far where Nicki's voice is not so animated by her several alter-egos.

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

In BET's next installment of 'Rising Icons' Estelle shares with us her upbringing in West London, signing her first record deal, meeting John Legend, her foundation 'All Of Me' and her forthcoming album , also entitled 'All Of Me'.

Bashy, Roll Deep's Manga, Breeze and Brazen, Bluey Robinson, Cleo Sol, Wretch 32, Aggro Santos and Davinche have teamed up to create the Rockcorp Allstars, and their first track is 'Give A Little Love'.

For those of you that are out of the loop, Rockcorps is part of the mobile network Orange. Rockcorps put on some of the biggest music events in the UK each year. To get a ticket you have to do some 'community service' to make a community better and this will earn you entry into the music event.

M.I.A seems to be liking viral promotion. The singer has released her new music video for 'Story To be Told' which features lyrics to the song using CAPTCHA letters. There is no story being told as such in the music video.

She has also bought the domain yesthelittlepeoplewillneverwinbuttheycanfuckshitup.com, to help promote the single.

Michelle William's, who's currently in London as a contestant on the show 'Strictly Come Dancing', has become BFF with Kanye West's ex-girlfriend Amber Rose. The pair have been sitting front row a loads of shows during LFW.

Monday, 20 September 2010

Miss Kelly has been quite the busy lady lately, what with her non stop album promotion-which is now scheduled for release next year and the new video for her second UK single 'Forever And A Day'. Rowland looks stunning in her latest video( no surprises there) and her sublime vocal ability just won't quit. Check out the video below and let us know your thoughts.

Roc Nation's latest signee, Bridget Kelly, covered the September 2010 issue of Honey Magazine. The singer/songwriter is best known for her stand in performance of 'Empire State Of Mind' at Jay Z's 2009 9/11 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in replacement of Alicia Keys and in the interview she speaks on the comparison to Keys and her big break into the music industry. We can't wait to hear what Bridget has to offer the world of R and B as we eagerly await her official first single.

The album will include a revamped version of her classic 'All I Want For Christmas Is You', plus Mariah tinged remakes of traditional Christmas songs such as 'Little Drummer Boy, 'The First Noel', 'O Little Bethlehem' and the new single 'Oh Santa'. And you thought Christmas was just for the kids....

Up and coming singer/song writer, Bruno Mars, was arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession on Sunday in Las Vegas. The 'Billionaire' singer was taken into police custody by the Las Vegas police department where he was questioned on the unidentified narcotics found in the bathroom of a Hard Rock venue where he was performing. Mars recently shot to fame with chart topping hits like B.O.B's 'Nothing On You', Travie Mc Coy's 'Billionaire' and his latest single, 'Just The Way You Are'. It still hasn't been confirmed as to what drugs were found, however, one things for sure, this doesn't look too good for Bruno.

Friday, 17 September 2010

Janelle Monae joined the Fashion Rock festivities last week Wednesday by performing an impeccable set at the Gap in Oxford Street. Let me just start by saying, Janelle is in a league of her own. What's more; the fact that her free performance was just as exquisite as her ticket only event at KOKO later that evening, just goes to show how truly talented Monae really is.

With free food and drinks on tap and an audience ready to shake a leg after strolling in from work, the scene not to mention the excitement was set in place ready for Janelle to put on a show worth talking about. Along with her three piece band, including a guitarist with a startling resemblance to Andrea 3000, it wasn't long until Monae had everyone dancing and hypnotised by her enduring energy.

Not one to waste time, the pint size singer delved straight into her debut album’ The ArchAndroid’ with a ferocious spectacle of ‘Faster’, a fast tempo track with a pulsating kick that was an instant winner amongst the crowd.

The show continued with several more tracks from her latest release, including the funk/ electro pop tinged ‘Lost Inside’ and ‘Dance or Die’, that along with the flashing lights and the heightened euphoria; made us feel we were all apart of some kind of out of space disco party. In a slight change in pace, the popular leading single ‘Tight rope’ was welcomed with a rapturous seal of approval by a sea of excitable androids and ‘Cold War’, which would soon follow, was undoubtedly the climax of the early evening interval.

Janelle never fails to deliver a memorable performance and last week was no exception, we can't wait until she returns to London to perform at Alexandra Palace on the 3rd December.

The Guiness Book of World Records is the official book of world records published annually around the globe. The book acknowledges those big record breakers of the year and it seems as though some of the world's favourite celebrities have got a look in this year.

Lindsey Lohan, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga are just some of the record holders in this years 'celeb-packed' edition. Gaga broke the record for the 'Most Searched-For Female' on Google and for having the 'Most Weeks on UK Chart In Any Year'.

Jay-Z and wife Beyonce also made it into the book, gaining the title of the 'Years Biggest Power Couple' after they earned an astonishing $122 million throughout June of 2009.

There is also a dedication in the book to Michael Jackson following his untimely death which made him the 'Most Searched-For Male' on the internet. This won't be MJ's first entry in the book; the star holds 8 records earned over his lifetime.

Other celebrities included in the book are the Kardashians, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and Tiger Woods who, despite his ordeal with the tabloids, still managed to earn the record of 'Most Powerful Sports Star'.

The 2011 Guiness Book of World Records will be available as of September 15th.

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Last night saw a whole host of celebrities come out to Trey Songz album release party for his latest studio effort, 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure'. The event, which was hosted by Target, took place at Ventanas in Atlanta and saw stars such as Bobby V, Jazze Pha and even T.I. coming out to show support.

'Passion, Pain & Pleasure' was released in the US yesterday and should be hitting UK stores in the next few weeks.

Last night was the final night in a short run of joint shows performed by Jay-Z and Eminem. The pair performed their final date at the Yankees Stadium in Jay-Z's home town of New York.

In any run of shows, the final night is always the biggest and this was to be no exception as both had special guests join them on stage. 50 Cent, Drake, KanYe, Swizz and Nicki Minaj are just a few of the friends that Em and Jigga called on for the show. Mrs Carter aka Beyonce also made an appearance on stage with her beau.

Tremaine Aldon Neverson aka Trey Songz has returned to give us some 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure'.

After initially skimming through the award winning singers 4th album, I'd have to say this is his most consistent thus far, and by that I mean in the sense that you don't have to skip any of the 17 tracks.

The first single released off of PPP was the Nicki Minaj assisted 'Bottoms Up', the lyric simple, bass heavy track had heads nodding, but it wasn't until the seductive 'Can't Be friends' surfaced we heard the track everyone was craving for.

It's been said that Songz is the saviour of RnB and after listening to the album in it's entirety I'm inclined to strongly agree. 'Massage', 'Alone', 'Doorbell', 'The Usual' ft. Drake' and 'Unfortunate' work to further cement his new title and allow Songz to cock the crown which is now firmly placed on his head.

Stand out tracks on the album are 'Red Lipstick', 'Please Return My Call' and 'Made To Be Together'.

In the space of a year Songz has released two excellent albums which, is no easy feat. This album gets 5/5 from me.

The 2010 MTV Awards were in fall swing last night and as ever the show was filled with hot performaces. Hosted at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, the most anticipated award ceremony on the music calender welcomed performances from Will.I Am., Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Eminem, Rihanna, Usher, Ciara, N.E.R.D, Mary J Blidge, Drake and B.O.B.

Introducing Dagenham's 21 year old MC, Delvin and his new single 'Run Away'. Crowned as "one of the best talents to come out of the UK" by BBC 1 Xtra's Tim West Wood, Delvin's lyrical ability has made him 2010 most fancied. An ardent resident in the Grime scene, Delvn's new single is taken from his debut album 'Bud, Sweat and Bears' and he set to make a big impression in the world of music.

9 year-old Willow Smith is causing a massive buzz right now. Ryan Seacrest got an exclusive interview with Willow and Jay-Z where they spoke about Willow signing to ROC Nation and her future. Jay even likened her to the late Michael Jackson when he first started out in the music industry as a kid.

With successful celebrity parents, a talented brother and one of the biggest music stars in the world backing her, Willow sure will be a star!

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

On Saturday 4th September thousands of people made there way to The O2 Arena to be a part of a truly historical event. That event was An Evening with Eddie Kadi.

There were many a raised eyebrow when people first heard that the animated Congolese born comedian was going from the Indigo to the O2 Arena, but all those reservations and doubts were laid to rest a little after 9pm when Eddie rose from a Adidas covered bed to a roar of applause from his fans and supporters.

The two plus hours show which, was superbly warmed up by brilliant performances from Meleka of funky house dancefloor filler 'Go' fame who, not only sounded, but looked amazing. UK hip hop artist Smiler and the vibrant and recently signed Clement Marfo And The Frontline.

The main show consisted of tales of Kadi's childhood both here and in Africa, the various worldwide cultural differences he has come across and as ever his love of his British passport.

Much like other shows, Kadi lined up a plethora of guests from the music and television world. Nigerian rapper Vocal Splender, Diane Parish (Denise from EastEnders), Tinie Tempah and N Dubz (minus Dappy) all stopped by to show their support and admiration for the history making comedian. Aside from a few technical difficulties the show flowed very well and catered for all those in attendance whether they were Black, White or Asian.

Ex-lovers Diddy and JLo are both featured in a new commercial for Macy's autumnal 'Find Your Magic' campaign. The campaign also features Tommy Hilfiger, Jessica Simpson, Rachel Roy, Donald Trump and Martha Stewart, and they all promote their products within the commercial.

It's been 14 years since rapper Tupac was shot dead after watching his friend Mike Tyson beat Bruce Seldon in a boxing match in Las Vegas.

Last night in the States, ESPN 30 for 30 premiered 'One Night In Vegas' which is a part documentary/part graphic novel, created by Reggie Bythewood. With the help of Mike Tyson Bythewood recaps the story of the infamous night in Vegas and the friendship between the two. Dr Maya Angelou also contributes to the documentary sharing her memories of Tupac and how they first met. Even Suge Knight pops up in to too!

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